Clarissa Explains it All

Show Summary

Aired: 1991 - 1994
Show Type: Live Action
Country of Origin: US

The main characters in the show are Clarissa Darling, her family (consisting of her Hippie Parents.Marshall, her mother Janet and her brother Ferguson Darling) and her best friend Sam. Clarissa and Sam's relationship was a novelty on television at the time, due to few television series allowing a girl and a boy to be merely friends without romance blossoming (One episode featured the idea of their having a romance, but ultimately ended without their getting together). Clarissa also had a pet baby alligator, named Elvis, which she kept in a kiddie-sandbox in the left corner of her room.

In May 2005, the show's first season was released on DVD as part of the Nickelodeon Rewind Collection by Nickelodeon's sister company, Paramount Pictures. The second season was scheduled to be released a few months later, but has been postponed indefinitely.

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CGxSMASHPosted: 12/22/2008

i remember the main girl, but i don't think i was ever interested enough to watch it.

bigaint2Posted: 01/22/2009

I loved that show. I particularly liked the way Clarissa talked directly to the screen. (This is known in the TV industry as "breaking the fourth wall".) The episodes were a little weird at times, but in a good way. The issues discussed in the show even seemed relevant to my daily life. By the way, there is one episode where Clarissa hooks up a TV on her computer, because her mom enforced a "no TV" rule, and at the time, it seemed really outlandish. Well, now, you *can* watch TV on your computer.

My only gripe (and a very small one) was the platonic friendship between Clarissa and Sam, but now, I can understand that if there was no attraction between them, what could they do?

maxgoof18Posted: 03/16/2009

she really explained it all lmao!!! but wonderful teenage show.

death_cab_qtPosted: 05/17/2009

Nikelodeon needs to put a channel n the air with old the old stuff!!! The game shows the cartoons this show! I miss all this! I am26, I would watch this stuff still today!

Trueblue94Posted: 06/10/2009

My memories of this show are fuzzy, but it's still a good childhood memory:)

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